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The Good Library Blog (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
That is the opening line from which book? You can see the quote on the wallpaper at Ruislip Manor library in Hillingdon . Fun today because the Society of Chief Librarians have launched their PR offensive which is something to do with fish and chips in libraries, but the main beneficiary has been Councillor Henry Higgins in Hillingdon. So hear it, also, for R&D&co, the graphic design company who designed...
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The Good Library Blog (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
I asked if the CILIP Public Libraries Association conference would like to host a discussion about the work that was done in Hillingdon, the supply chain issues, the design issues, the questions about training and the role of the professional librarian and the library managers. It would be an opportunity to clear the air, for example, on the questions about outreach or diversification or even making...
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The Good Library Blog (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
From a commenter: Hornchurch Library in Havering is open till 10pm Mon-Fri, and till 8 on Sat, is completely refurbished, and has a dedicated Information Reference Librarian, a role I believe has been dispensed with in most branches in Hillingdon. :) I don't think it would hurt to be open and straightforward about your role in the Hillingdon changes. As I understand it, you were a reasonably well-paid...
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BIOS (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
With a population of almost a quarter of a million, Hillingdon is one of London's largest local authorities, and has responsibility for running schools, social services, waste collection and roads within the borough. Hillingdon has created a sustainable IT env...
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The diary of a nobody (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
V: "What's the quickest way to Hillingdon Hospital from here?" Me: "By helicopter." I'm not too sure my answer was quite what he was looking for...
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The Good Library Blog (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The public library service operates in a ridiculously inefficient manner in each local council. We could save taxpayers at least £100m each year and still run a far better service. (The Hillingdon project has demonstrated precisely that) The news tonight is that Andy Burnham, so-called 'Culture Secretary' of the Government, has called for a review of Public Libraries by his civil servants in the DCMS....
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The Good Library Blog (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
I was in the public library in Ruislip Manor at 9.15pm the other night and realised that the long debate about 'what we should we do with a public library' is over - finished, dead. Hillingdon have answered the question. 'Do what Hillingdon has done-- follow their lead' is the answer. The increased use, to all sections of the community and the outreach achieved are all extraordinary- as the measures...
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The Good Library Blog (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Readers of the blog will remember that the programme to renovate the public libraries in Hillingdon was designed to be done at a reduced cost to the residents (unlike Tower Hamlets, Brighton, Peckham or Hampshire where the building programmes cost millions and millions) It should also be remembered that before the programme of improvement began, the performance of LB Hillingdon's libraries was among...
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newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
I was on the X90 from to Gloucester Green in Oxford to Hillingdon in London when my journey to London was enlivened by news of Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Geoff Hibbert holding up traffic on the M25 dressed as Batman , although from the Times pictures he's probably not the best choice for a sequal to The Dark Knight. "Hockeypads? I climb motorway signs." On the way back, I sat next to a man who decided...
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Eastcliff Matters (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
6 Aug 2008 Breaking News Slowest councils in the South East Seven out of the ten slowest councils for search turnaround times are located in the South East, according to the latest figures issued by LMS. The London Borough of Hillingdon has been named the worst council, taking an average of 17.33 working days to provide search data. This is almost five times longer than it takes Crawley Borough Council,...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Ian Oakely, the Conservative candidate for Watford and Hillingdon councillor*, today appeared in court and pleaded guilty to five charges of criminal damage and two of harrasment. He also asked for 68 other offences to be taken into account, making a total of 75 offences. A fuller piece will follow later today, but in the meantime [...]
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New(ish) in Town (Free subscription) | 27/07/2008
Three races this week. Wednesday: Westerley CC club 10m TT (11 laps of Hillingdon circuit) - 27:28 for the slightly over-length event. My fastest for the circuit despite being on the spare wheels, so quite happy with that. It was won in 24:04 by Roy Brooks. Saturday: South Bucks RC 25m TT on the A4 near Woolhampton - 1:4:11. Back on the disc wheel and tubs. A hot day. It felt like it should be
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RecessMonkey (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Tory activist Ian Oakley - forced to stand down as PPC for Watford after being arrested by police investigating a three year hate campaign against local Lib Dems - has now been charged. According to the Watford Observer, the Hillingdon councillor faces five charges of criminal damage and two counts of harassment. He has been bailed [...]
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Chasing wheels (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Another unsuccessful Tuesday at Hillingdon for me. I just can't seem to get lucky in those races. Was going well, working my way up through the wheels in the last three laps then some numpty completely fails to take the bottom corner and I find myself practically at a stop trying not to get taken down by him as he scythes across the circuit and into the long grass. Got back on and finished in the bunch...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Latest news I hear is that following his resignation as Conservative candidate for Watford, Ian Oakley has now also resigned from the Conservative group on Hillingdon Council and will sit as an independent. All this follows the news at the weekend that he had been arrested by the police as part of investigations in to [...]
